Fastening means.



W. H. McLAUGHLlN.

FASTENING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26. 1918.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. MCLAUGHLIN, or, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR To Cassius s.

CHASE, onHAnTronn, CONNECTICUT.

FASTENING MEANS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

Serial No. 163,727. Divided and this application filed March 26,

1918. Serial No. 224,771.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. .MG.

LAUGHLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in thecounty of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Fastening Means, of which the following'is aspecification.

This application is filed as a division of my application Serial Number163,727, filed April 21, 1917, for anti-skidding devices.

This invention relates to fastening means or connecting devices intendedprimarily for use with anti-skidding devices of the fixed point type tobe used on vehicle wheels, and more particularly to that class of suchdevices employing a plate to be fixedly mounted on a part of the wheel,which plate may be one of the plates of a clamp adapted to be applied tothe spoke of a wheel as shown.

Heretofore it has been usual to provide a pair of connectors, one foreach end of each chain engaging the opposite sides of saidmeans,.usually an eye or loop, carried by clamping plates.

The primary object of the present invention is to dispense with all needfor these separate connector devices, which are easily lost by reason oftheir separability, by forming the means carried by the clamping platesin such manner that they will perform the two functions of attachingmeans or eyes and connectors. A further object is to provide means,devoid of springs or resilient parts, for preventing the escape of theterminal links or eyes of such chains after attachment. Other objectsare to brace the attaching hooks, to prevent the terminal links frommoving oif of their respective hooks or becoming entangled by providinga partition or dividing element between the spaces in the hooks, and tootherw se improve the construction, while reducing the cost ofmanufacture of such articles, all of which objects are attained by thecombination, construction, and arrangement of parts all as hereinaftermore particularly set forth, described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a segment of a wheel providedwith anti-skidding devices embodying my invention, one

of the gripping-or anti-skidding chains being omitted;

gig. 2, a section on line 22 of Fig. 1; an

Fig. 3, a section online 33 of Fig. 1, greatly enlarged.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, A designates the-tire,'l3 thefolly, C the spoke and D the hub. The front plate '2 is provided'withtwo hooks" 4 of sturdy construction preferably cast integral and ascrew-threaded stud 5 preferably cast integral with said plate andarranged between the adjacent ends of the hooks 4, which are alined andhave their free ends presented toward said stud 5 and spaced therefromat an interval just suflicient to permit the easy and expeditiousfitting of the end or terminal links of the antiskidding chain 1 on thehooks 1.

When employed in the use primarily in view by applicant the front plate2 will be used with a complementary plate 3, both of said plates beingprovided with a rubber treated textile fabric lining E to get a goodfrictional grip on the surface of the spoke without marring it. Saidplates 2 and 3 are provided with perforated integral end flanges whichreceive the bolts F tightened by means of wing nuts G to hold the clampplates on the spoke.

A winged nut 6 having an enlarged face or annular flange is adapted tobe screwed on the end portion of the stud 5 which pro jects beyond thefront faces of the hooks 4 and is intended to be screwed thereon untilits face bears firmly on the forward faces of said hooks, serving insuch position to close the gaps or intervals between the ends of saidhooks and said stud and at the same time to brace the free ends of saidhooks against any strain or twisting action by the chains which mighthave a tendency to snap these hooks off.

To apply the terminal links of the chain 1 to the hooks 1 it is simplynecessary to unscrew the nut 6 suiiiciently to allow the pas sage of theterminal links of said chain '1 between said nut and the ends of hook 4and then screw said nut 6 on tightly after such application of thelinks. It is not necessary though said nut be easily detached byunscrewing in order to be replaced or for any other purpose.

Any suitable material may be used for any Jart. 1 Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim as new and desire'to secure by Letters Patentis:

l. A plate having a pair of hooks and a screw-threaded stem projectingfrom said plate between the free ends of said hooks, in.

screwcombination with an internally threaded member screwing on thestem. and in its extreme rearward position engaging the faces of saidhooks.

2. A plate having a pair of hooks and an integral screw-threaded stemprojecting from said plate between the free ends of said hooks, incombination with an internally screw-threaded, member screwing on thestem and in its extreme rearward position engaging with said hooks.

3. A plate having projections and a screwthreaded stem, in combinationwith a screwthreaded member screwing on said stem and adapted to engagesimultaneously two of such projections.

4. A plate having projections anda stem, in combination with meansmoving on said stem and having substantially rigid engagement therewithpreventing accidental movement thereon, said means being adapted tosimultaneously engage two of such projections.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my Copies of this. patent may beobtained for.fiv,e cents each, by. addressingthe Commissioner ofBatents, Washington, 11,0.

